Teacher who forced their fifth-grade son to LICK his desk clean provokes anger

Two parents have turned to the media in a bid to get some justice for their son.

George and Latonia Spencer of Troy, New York reacted as most parents would when their fifth-grade son told them his teacher forced him to lick his desk after he was caught drawing on it: with shock and horror.

However, since February when the incident occurred at School 16, the teacher has not apologized and is actually still tormenting their 10-year-old son according to his parents.

George and Latonia Spencer have been trying to get school administrators to acknowledge that a teacher allegedly forced their fifth-grade son to lick his desk after he was caught drawing on it

The two have apparently been attempting to go through the 'proper channels' within the school district to get the teacher reprimanded, but thus far their attempts have been met with inaction.

Talking to Albany's WRGB-TV, George Spencer says that when he went to the principal to ask for an apology from the teacher he was told 'that would be a directive.'

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For Latonia Spencer, who is the Director of the Office of Student Accounts at the University of Albany, it was a gut-check.

'We thought about going to the board, but after we were shut down by the superintendent I really felt like they wouldn't do anything and we really got to a point where we felt helpless.'

Dr. Brian Howard, interim superintendent for public schools, did release a statement that makes no direct reference to the Spencer case.

The boy has transferred classes but according to the Spencers the teacher asked her remaining students not to speak to him

'If the facts show a complaint is accurate or partially accurate, corrective measures are taken and the parent is informed. Information regarding a specific student, staff member or parent is confidential and cannot be shared.'

Latonia Spencer points out that the vagaries in the statement make it seem like her son's punishment was a rumor.

Both parents would simply like their son's ordeal to be recognized and for the offending teacher to be admonished.